With wins in three of its last four games, Arkansas will look to keep the momentum going on Wednesday when it hosts South Carolina at 8 p.m. on Comcast Sports Southeast. The Razorbacks are 3-1 over their last four games with their lone loss being a one-point defeat at Missouri. Arkansas has played four games decided by two points or less in SEC play, the most since the 2004-05 season. A win would give the Razorbacks four wins in a five-game span in February for the second straight year under head coach MIKE ANDERSON.

@RazorbackMBB FAST BREAK FACTS

–Has appeared on the #SCtop10 eight times.

–One of three Division I programs and the only BCS team to rank in the top 30 nationally in scoring(81.2/T-19th), assists (15.5/30th), steals (8.4/16th) and blocks (5.5/29th).

–Lead the SEC and rank tied for 19th in the nation in scoring (81.2) with no players in the top 20 inthe SEC in scoring.

–The 81.2 points per game is the most since 1997-98.

–Only team in the SEC to score 100 points three times, which is the same total produced theprevious seven years combined.

–10 different players have reached double figures while six players have led the team in scoring.

–The Arkansas bench is averaging 33.0 points, has supplied a double figure scorer in 20 games andhas out-scored the opposition 20 times resulting in a +14.1 per game margin.

–Also lead the SEC in assists (15.5), assist/turnover ratio (1.3) and turnover margin (+5.9), a figureit has led the league in both years under coach Anderson.

–Turnover margin of +5.9 ranks fourth in the nation.

–Won the turnover battle by double-digits five times and have scored 20+ points off turnovers in 13games.

–Finished with a positive assist/turnover ration in 22 games, while opponents have accomplished thefeat just four times, including just two in SEC action.

–Own a 5-0 record when passing out 20+ assists while coach Anderson is 80-1 all-time when histeams accomplish the feat.

–Won the turnover battle in 28 of last 29 games dating back to last year and 77 of 89 games undercoach Anderson.

–Hit a three-pointer in 829 consecutive games, good for the sixth-longest streak in the nation.

–Forced opponents into 20 turnovers 20 times (19-1), including six times (6-0) this season, underAnderson, while coming away with 10+ steals in 31 contests (23-8).

–Anderson’s #Fastest40 style of play has resulted in his teams winning the turnover battle in 329 of387 career games.

WHAT TIME IS IT? @BPORTISTIME!

Freshman BOBBY PORTIS collected his third SEC Freshman of the Week award last Monday which was also his 19th birthday. Portis’ third weekly conference accolade came after a 2-0 week for the Razorbacks which saw the 6-foot-10 forward average 21.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks while shooting 17-of-25 from the field. Portis’ week was highlighted by an Arkansas freshman record 35 points against Alabama that included nine boards and six blocks. A native of Little Rock, Portis’ three SEC Freshman of the Week accolades are tied for the most by a Razorback, equaling the total by current Houston Rocket PATRICK BEVERLEY in the 2006-07 campaign. Portis is also tied with LSU freshman Jordan Mickey for the most weekly honors this season.

CategoryStatSEC OverallSEC Freshman

Points13.222nd6th

Rebounds6.711th4th

Offensive Reb.2.611th3rd

Field Goal Pct..5393rd2nd

Blocks1.4T-8thT-4th

Double-Doubles3T-7th3rd

SEC Weekly Awards3—T-1st

HEAD COACHING MATCHUP

Arkansas

Head Coach: Mike Anderson (Tulsa ‘82)

Record at Arkansas: 53-36 (3rd Season)

Overall Record: 253-134 (12th Season)

Vs. South Carolina: 1-1

South Carolina

Head Coach: Frank Martin (FIU ‘93)

Record at South Carolina: 24-33 (2nd Season)

Overall Record: 141-87 (7th Season)

Vs. Arkansas: 1-0

SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA

–Has won back-to-back SEC games for the first time since 2011 and is looking for its first threegame SEC win streak since 2009.

–Own a 0-9 record on the road and has lost 13 straight away from home in SEC action.

–Allowed 70+ points in 17 games, going 3-14 in those contests, including 0-9 in SEC play.

–Thornwell ranks 16th in the SEC and third among league freshman in scoring at 13.9 per game.

–Senior Brenton Williams gives the Gamecocks two players in the top 20 of the SEC in scoring at13.6 points.

–Williams had a four-game span in late January and early February when he averaged 25.5 points.

–Williams is second in the SEC in three-point percentage (.425), hitting 31-of-61 the last eightgames.

ALL-TIME SERIES

Arkansas owns a 14-11 edge in the all-time series, winning the first six meetings between the two teams when it joined the SEC in 1991-92. Since then, the longest win streak turned in by either program is two games, as the home team has won 10 of the last 11 meetings, including the last five. Arkansas is 13-3 against South Carolina when scoring 70+ points.